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Recorded
  
2011

The Merry Goes 'Round (2011)
  
Greatest Hits (2013)

Release date
  
27 September 2011

Genre
  
Children's music

Length
  
61:01

Artist
  
Jewel

Label
  
Fisher‐Price

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Released
  
September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27)

Jewel albums
  
Perfectly Clear, Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, Joy: A Holiday Collection, Sweet and Wild, Picking Up the Pieces

Jewel the merry goes round 2011 album


The Merry Goes 'Round is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Jewel. Released on September 27, 2011 on the Fisher-Price label, The Merry Goes 'Round is the follow-up album to Lullaby, Jewel's first album of children's songs. According to Jewel, the songs are "not just for children, but also adults".

Contents

The album was released a few months after Jewel gave birth to her first child, Kase Townes Murray. Speaking of her life as a new mother, Jewel noted, "No matter how much you get in life professionally, nothing in life compares to that sheer beauty and purity of your child." The album offers a diverse set of songs, from "back porch singalongs" to jazz-based melodies to traditional folk songs.

Reception

The Merry Goes 'Round received three and a half out of five stars on the AllMusic website. James Christopher Monger described the songs as "mostly original, country-folk kids' songs that are sweet and silly enough to hold the attention of a roomful of little ones, and breezy and folksy enough to keep their parents from launching a sippy cup into the speakers".

Track listing

All songs were written by Jewel and Patrick Davis except where noted.

  1. "Sammy the Spider" – 4:47
  2. "Supermarket Song" – 3:36
  3. "Just Like Penguins Do" – 4:39
  4. "Bucky the Bull" – 4:32
  5. "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" (Traditional) – 2:26
  6. "Sara Swan Sleepy Head" – 4:32
  7. "Play Day" – 3:12
  8. "Only Shadows" – 3:18
  9. "Oh! Susanna" (Stephen Foster) – 2:22
  10. "Give Me the Rainbow" – 4:08
  11. "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:46
  12. "And the Green Grass Grows All Around" (William Jerome, Harry Von Tilzer) – 4:09
  13. "Snooze Button Blues" – 3:30
  14. "Happy" – 3:55
  15. "In My Room" – 3:55
  16. "Count on Me" – 4:41

Personnel

  • Jewel – vocals, guitar

    • Songs

    1Sammy the Spider4:47
    2Supermarket Song3:36
    3Just Like Penguins Do4:39

    References

    The Merry Goes 'Round Wikipedia
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